Underage drinking / Noël Merino, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008. - 104 : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Issues that concern you .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-98) and index.

Causes, risks, and prevention of underage drinking / Exaggeration the problem of underage drinking is ineffective prevention / Underage drinkers often binge on alcohol / The driving age lays must be enforced to stop underage drinking / It is up to parents to stop underage drinking / It is not possible to stop underage drinking if the drinking age is twenty-one / Lowering the drinking age is not the solution / American youth do not drink more than their European counterparts / Supervised underage drinking in the home should be allowed / Supervised underage drinking in the home should not be allowed / National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -- David J. Hanson -- Julie Mehta -- Rebecca Kanable -- Joseph A. Califano Jr. -- William F. Buckley Jr. -- Robert Voas -- Joel Grube -- Radley Balko -- Michael Shapiro.

Essays explore the use and abuse of alcohol by teenagers, discussing the prevalence of binge drinking, the legal issue of the drinking age, and the effectiveness of various preventative measures.

ISBN: 9780737730913 0737730919

LCCN: 2007939018

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenagers--Alcohol use--United States.
Teenagers--Alcohol use--Prevention.--United States
Alcoholism.
Alcoholism--Prevention.
Youth--Alcohol use.
Teenagers--Alcohol use.
Alcoholism--Prevention.

LC Class. No.: HV5135 / .U42 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 362.292/0835